{"author_link":"\/author\/superyoshi\/","author_name":"Suyo","author_uid":"3409","comments":[{"author_name":"PIXEL^3","author_uid":"10948","time":"Apr 28, 2013 @ 7:44pm","epoch":1367177940,"text":"Suyo I very honestly hate you and love you"},{"author_name":"Suyo","author_uid":"3409","time":"Apr 28, 2013 @ 7:55pm","epoch":1367178600,"text":"I hate and love myself too\r<br\/>It's pretty awkward at home"},{"author_name":"ShawnFeatherly","author_uid":"22714","time":"Apr 28, 2013 @ 8:37pm","epoch":1367181120,"text":"Great game. The first level totally reminds me how much I suck at micro in Starcraft2. Doubles as great micro training!"},{"author_name":"Killswitch","author_uid":"4244","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 3:25am","epoch":1367205600,"text":"Nice job on coming up with a block-defend mechanism. Also, did you get the level idea from Super Hexagon?"},{"author_name":"techmonkey","author_uid":"21970","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 11:23am","epoch":1367234280,"text":"I felt like the difficulty curve could have been better, but still enjoyable.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Ads are a little off though"},{"author_name":"robertcalvert","author_uid":"20724","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 1:22pm","epoch":1367241420,"text":"Very difficult but most enjoyable."},{"author_name":"minism","author_uid":"7032","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:59pm","epoch":1367258040,"text":"Difficult but fun"},{"author_name":"shohs","author_uid":"20774","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:17pm","epoch":1367262720,"text":"Pretty challenging, but definitely a fun game.  I enjoyed the evolution into maximalism. I agree with a previous comment on the difficulty curve: it took me a lot longer to beat level 2 than level 3."},{"author_name":"Arcana","author_uid":"22457","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 5:42am","epoch":1367300220,"text":"First level was a bit boring, but the second level onward was amazing. Very hard though, especially since the first level and the second level are so different from each other. I liked the psycho effects in the upper levels, though I confess that I cheated to unlock (but I'm glad that you put that in!)"},{"author_name":"PPLo","author_uid":"19983","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 5:46pm","epoch":1367343660,"text":"My personal best : 112 sec. I did not saw the level 3 :( \r<br\/>Very simple and challenging game. Nice work!"},{"author_name":"Jeremias","author_uid":"7211","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 1:12pm","epoch":1367413620,"text":"Very nice take on the theme. The main menu gets a bit annoying because it can instantly trigger the entering of a level just after you changed from a previous game to the main menu.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Good idea to make all levels unlockable via cheat :)"},{"author_name":"TheSarcastic","author_uid":"15783","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 1:16pm","epoch":1367413860,"text":"Nice ;D"},{"author_name":"Corofides","author_uid":"18511","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 1:27pm","epoch":1367414520,"text":"Very, very nice. Creative use of the theme. Extremely fun. Just an extremely good game."},{"author_name":"SecondDimension","author_uid":"14838","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 8:21pm","epoch":1367439360,"text":"Really satisfying to hit those blocks away."},{"author_name":"Husky","author_uid":"17464","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 9:31am","epoch":1367486760,"text":"Simple yet challenging!\r<br\/>Good game.:P"},{"author_name":"GaTechGrad","author_uid":"19778","time":"May 5, 2013 @ 9:36am","epoch":1367746260,"text":"The secret level was very interesting."},{"author_name":"JustinMullin","author_uid":"3128","time":"May 7, 2013 @ 1:27am","epoch":1367889720,"text":"I didn't read the description first, or really look at the screens, so I was very pleasantly surprised when the game started to pick up in complexity.  Very fun, and really impressive!"},{"author_name":"Beerman","author_uid":"5206","time":"May 9, 2013 @ 9:49pm","epoch":1368135840,"text":"Aaargh! What the hell is wrong with you, dude? That is just *evil*. I love it!"},{"author_name":"matheod","author_uid":"4423","time":"May 11, 2013 @ 12:13pm","epoch":1368274080,"text":"Sorry man, I ragequit.\r<br\/>I'm a noob.\r<br\/>I'm just a waste.\r<br\/>I'm useless in this world.\r<br\/>I can't be a game :-(\r<br\/>\r<br\/>:D"},{"author_name":"Roupette","author_uid":"15706","time":"May 19, 2013 @ 3:42pm","epoch":1368977820,"text":"Come on blocks ! My defense is perfect ! My defense is... oh shit !"},{"author_name":"davidpeter","author_uid":"3323","time":"May 20, 2013 @ 2:12pm","epoch":1369058820,"text":"WHAT ARE YOU, SADOMASOCHISTIC?"},{"author_name":"Purplescape","author_uid":"19858","time":"May 20, 2013 @ 9:26pm","epoch":1369084860,"text":"It got difficult but it was fun. Nice graphic effects."}],"images":["ld26\/3409-d8c4875c0a02d5b4cd6e7a00f6b545dd.jpg","ld26\/3409-be324bc9c245caf0380645e881f778d5.jpg","ld26\/3409-43374b2f11a6c690d7cb0f3a844dfca3.jpg","ld26\/3409-4fadba985918f0aaca0a001d3cf1d2e5.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.greencouchgames.net\/games\/ludum\/026_minimalism\/","text":"Web (Flash)"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.greencouchgames.net\/games\/ludum\/026_minimalism\/sauce.tar.gz","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"25787","g_author":"3409","g_event":"LD26","g_eventkey":"16","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"25817","g_title":"Maximalism","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"447","g_commentcount":"22","g_site2_node_id":"0","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":[],"node":null,"orig_images":["http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/3409-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/3409-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/3409-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/3409-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Also known as \"Satanic Paddle Ball\" -Genowhirl910\r\n\r\nMinimalism means to expose the essence of something by removing everything that is unneccessary. So... what if we did that the other way around?\r\n\r\n\"Maximalism\" starts with the core of the game. A ball, blocking balls from reaching a ball, nothing else. But as you progress, the game adds useless things to that essence to throw you off. Ropes, Sounds, Lightnings... how long can you focus on the challenge?\r\n\r\nSIX exciting levels! ONLINE HIGHSCORES in Level 6! Plus an enragingly awesome SECRET LEVEL! Also a function which allows you to unlock all levels if you aren't good enough to get past one.\r\n\r\nControls:\r\nClick \/ Space - retry after death\r\nEscape - suicide \/ return to menu after death\r\nSpace in Main Menu - unlock all levels\r\nR in Main Menu - reset unlocks and records\r\n\r\nSpecial thanks to the guys at #runouw for testing. Some of them got shoutouts in the secret level.\r\n\r\nCUSTOMER TESTIMONIES!\r\n\"My siblings are very concerned as to why I'm shouting at a pentagram on my computer\"\r\n\"This game is quite literally, hard as balls\"\r\n\"Whoa disco floor\"\r\n\"okay so now i'm the philosopher's stone defending the human transmutation circle\"\r\n\"I'm gonna go. And cry.\"\r\n\"oh my god, i love you for level 7\"\r\n\"WHAT ARE YOU, SADOMASOCHISTIC?\"\r\n\"Why is this game fun? It shouldn't be fun\"<\/p>","title":"Maximalism"}